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I will play for chess club !! Hou hou. I will get the real rating 🙂
I will play for chess club !! Hou hou. I will get the real rating 🙂
Originally posted by Mad RookNo online rating is "real" in the sense that it matters in the chess world. However, this is not to say that online chess does not have its place. Good luck Ivan!
An RHP rating isn't real? 😲
Originally posted by exigentskyOK, now that's TWO people who've beaten me up over my comment. I guess not everybody gets my sense of humor. Sigh... 😕
No online rating is "real" in the sense that it matters in the chess world. However, this is not to say that online chess does not have its place. Good luck Ivan!
BTW: There is no need to wait until you're good to play OTB since it's for all levels of play. I've even played against a player rated 603.
Originally posted by exigentskyDefinitely true. My first OTB experience was after I had played chess for 6 months on the internet. There was a weekend I had nothing to do, so I looked up a tournament in the local tournament schedule. I got 5/8 (in a group of players without any grade/rating), 5th place and so I had swallowed the hook. After a year, my national OTB rating was 1950 and I realized that I have found yet another hobby.
BTW: There is no need to wait until you're good to play OTB since it's for all levels of play.
Originally posted by Heroic MetoolWell, there are many more reasons and here are a few I just brainstormed:
I think the main reason online ratings are "unreal", or at least inaccurate, is the fact that most of the time you are allowed to choose your opponents.
Originally posted by exigentskyNo problemo! Good to know you aren't the bullying kind. But if any of you others still want to bully me, go ahead, I don't care - 'cause I've got pretty thick skin! 😛 (Okay, maybe not quite as thick as greenpawn's, nothing bothers him 😀 )
BTW: Mad Rook I didn't mean to beat you up over it, I just wanted to comment.